Nicholas Alford, MPH

ΑΦΑ 🤙🏾 | DrPH Student @ FAMU 🐍 | Behavioral Scientist-ish 🧠 | Policy Analysis & Evaluation 🤝| Black Men’s Health ✊🏾 | All views tweeted are my own.

[Nicholas Alford, MPH @NicALFORD_]

Thank you all for the feature! 😁

It is a joy being a part of a group of like-minded researchers working to address cancer-related disparities in our communities!

#CaRE2
#CaRE2HEC
#FamuRattlers

[CaRE2 Health Center @CaRE2HEC]

Join us in celebrating our CaRE2 PhD candidate, Nicholas Alford. 🧪🔬👩🏽‍🔬

#CancerResearch #CaRE2 #CaRE2HEC #TrainingTuesday

[Trehausen @iHitSplits]

He’s black again????

[Nicholas Alford, MPH @NicALFORD_]

Looking ahead, I’m eager to see what 2025 holds. Here's to another year of learning, growth, and making a difference! #PublicHealth #Leadership #Consulting #MensHealth #AcademicJourney #Grateful

[Nicholas Alford, MPH @NicALFORD_]

As I reflect on 2024, I’m filled with gratitude for the challenges and triumphs that have shaped my professional journey this year. It’s been a year of growth, learning, and collaboration, and I’m excited to share some of the milestones that made it memorable:

[Nicholas Alford, MPH @NicALFORD_]

✨ Achieved a personal milestone by becoming a consultant and joining the North Highland family, where I’m excited to continue making an impact.

[Dr. Gabe Willis @drgabewillis]

I say it all the time. Social media has provided us with the idea that we are experts on various topics. It’s unfortunate that someone can share a thought and attempt to defend it without ANY research or study.

[Pastor West @Pastor__West]

Make sure you love you.

[Nicholas Alford, MPH @NicALFORD_]

In 2023, Louisiana ranked 50th in the nation for health, the same ranking as in 2022.

Why does my home state continue to self-sabotage itself?!

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

Louisiana forbids public health workers from promoting COVID, flu and mpox shots https://t.co/Mpg5Sax0DM

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

Louisiana forbids public health workers from promoting COVID, flu and mpox shots https://t.co/Mpg5Sax0DM

[Amy B. Killen MD @KillenMd]

Why do so many doctors these days not take insurance?

I can tell you my why.

After I left the ER I joined a clinic that provided HRT for men and women, as well as comprehensive preventative medicine.

We took insurance. They paid us about $90 for each patient visit. I spent 30+ minutes with each patient, face to face, plus another 20-30 min in preparation, ordering, and charting.

So, I was getting paid $90 for an hour of my time. That's not enough to cover my staff, lease, utilities, supplies, malpractice and billing lady, much less myself.

Primary care doctors who take insurance have to see a patient every ten minutes to make this math work.

And, it took months to even get that $90. Months of haggling. And a full time staffer whose entire job was to make sure my charts were wordy enough to earn the maximum reimbursement.

Also, oftentimes the insurance companies disagreed with my assessment and plan so refused to pay. They don't believe in "optimizing" or aggressive prevention.

I understand that people pay for health insurance expecting to have all of their healthcare covered. But, a ten minute visit every 6-12 months is not enough.

Good preventative medical care involves listening intently, educating carefully, motivating playfully and caring deeply.

One cannot do even one of those things in a ten minute visit.

[Eugene B. Lee-Johnson, PhD @eugenejohnson_]

I'm teaching Hip-Hop & Politics again this spring semester at Southern University. I'm looking for students who want to have a fun but educational experience. Please share!

Political Science 470-01; CRM: 33881
#SouthernUniversity

[MR @MrReynolds52]

Finally Professor Eddie Glaude of Princeton, confronted the issue as to why white people voted for Trump on a so-called liberal station like @MSNBC, you should see unless you too want to remain in the closet about the reality of what America is. It’s about time.

[Nicholas Alford, MPH @NicALFORD_]

Health really bout to go out the window.

And it’s sad that the pandemic was not a wake up call for better health policies and healthcare infrastructure.

[paulypandemic @we_are_ssd]

Hey @CDCDirector - you’re going to be replaced soon by someone anti-science/anti-health. Public health is about to be gutted.

There’s no more benefit to downplaying COVID and H5N1. This is your last chance to sound the alarm and tell people the truth. Please. We’re all in danger

[Nicholas Alford, MPH @NicALFORD_]

Last week I had the pleasure to share my mental health experience as a doctoral student and a professional in the field of public health.

It’s important that we as health professionals take the time to heal ourselves so we can better serve others.
#MensHealth

[Dr. Gabe Willis @drgabewillis]

Been trying to become a faculty member at the NASPA New AVP Institute for a couple of years! Happy to be selected this year.